Insights and Stories on Weather

Record-level grain handles continue for CN, CP

Apr. 6, 2021 at 4:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s two largest railways both reported new highs in grain movement for March and for their first fiscal quarters. Canadian National Railway (CN) announced Monday it had moved 2.95 million tonnes of grain last month, beating the previous March record of 2.74 million transported last year. It was […]

U.S. grains: Soybean futures advance on supply concerns

Apr. 5, 2021 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Port of Thunder Bay opens for season

Mar. 30, 2021 at 8:00 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Top court upholds federal carbon pricing policy

Mar. 25, 2021 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Nia Williams Steve Scherer

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets move ahead of USDA report

Mar. 24, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Manitoba soil temperatures allow for spring fertilizer

Mar. 23, 2021 at 8:18 pm CDT

Farmers across Manitoba are now cleared to apply spring fertilizers including livestock manure on their fields, thanks to sufficiently warm soil temperatures, the province said Tuesday. Though the winter nutrient ban has been lifted, the province cautioned producers to “assess current weather conditions and periodically check weather forecasts” if they’re […]

By Dave Bedard

JBS pledges net zero greenhouse emissions by 2040

Mar. 23, 2021 at 7:54 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has committed to zeroing the balance of its global greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, the company said on Tuesday, amid criticism of its role in a Brazilian beef industry driving rainforest destruction. “We know it is very difficult to […]

By Ana Mano Nayara Figueiredo

New federal program to help develop on-farm carbon sinks

Mar. 18, 2021 at 8:36 pm CDT

The federal government plans to put up $185 million over the next 10 years for farmers to work with scientists and others on new ways to pull carbon out of the air. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Thursday announced the Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) program, […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on profit-taking after USDA data

Mar. 10, 2021 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures each fell about two per cent on Wednesday, a day after monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts failed to offer fresh bullish news, freeing traders to book profits following recent multi-year highs, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, following the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Railways to blame for terminal shortages, WGEA says

Mar. 8, 2021 at 7:58 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The association representing the Prairies’ main grain handling companies says recent delays in loading vessels have less to do with the availability of grain and more to do with the railways hauling it to port. The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), which represents major handlers such as Viterra, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm